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Hey everyone,
I’m a 32 year old gay guy and I’m planning on going to Pride on the Saturday this year, but I’ll be going alone and honestly feeling a bit nervous about it 😅

I still really want to go and enjoy the atmosphere, so I’d love to hear from other people who have gone solo before, any advice for making the most of it alone, or if there are any groups/communities I could reach out to beforehand.

I’m pretty easygoing and friendly, just hoping to feel a bit less anxious about the whole thing and maybe hear some positive experiences from others 🌈

I stumbled across this book from another post recently that completely changed how I think about food.

We’re so used to fridges, supermarkets, and next day delivery that I honestly never stopped to think about how people actually ate before all that existed. This book is basically a collection of old recipes that were designed to last months or even years without refrigeration. The same kind of food our great grandparents (and great great grandparents) relied on.

What surprised me most wasn’t even the recipes, it was the mindset. Everything was about making food stretch, using what you had, and not relying on systems that could disappear overnight. Reading it made me realize how dependent we are now compared to even a couple generations ago.

I’ve tried a handful of the recipes so far. Some are definitely outside my normal rotation, but a few were genuinely good and oddly satisfying knowing they’d keep without power or fancy storage.

It’s less of a cookbook and more of a little history lesson disguised as one. Made me appreciate how resilient people used to be, especially when it came to food. I wanted to make this post as a bit of a shoutout to the creators for putting it together and the person who shared it here a couple months back (I couldn't find the old post to go back and comment).

Here's the website I bought the cookbook from, it's a pretty niche book so I don't think it's available on any mainstream platforms - survivalsuppers.com

It might be the art style but the hands on some of the characters look messed up and it's got the classic AI generic cartoon people vibe. There's also a mix of 4 and 5 fingered people.

Quizzers and film lovers - how's your Marvel/DC movie knowledge? Come to Spoilers Digbeth Thursday May 21st for a 7pm start. £3 per person and maximum 6 people per team. See you there!

I'm a big fan of secondhand shopping to find products for low cost. I always found it frustrating that there's no single place to easily find nearby charity shops, thrift stores, car boot sales, antique fairs, table top sales, or vintage markets. Google Maps misses loads of them.

So I decided to build an app to solve that which would be really useful while travelling. You can even share your thrift haul.

It's called Ganddee (free on iOS & Android).

I’d love for you to try it out and hear feedback.

Currently doing some late night deliveries and the Maccies on the ramp is closed so if ordering food from here order from the one near pigeons park

The Memorial represents how Joseph Chamberlain who went from a businessman to Birmingham Mayor, helped to develop the city by cleaning up the Birmingham slums and improving the overall living conditions💐